Chapter 149 Leon seemed to see a piece of fat
man delivered to his door in another world and had just arrived in the fiefdom.
The people's strength is declining and food is in short supply.
what to do? Waiting online?
urgent! ! !
The above is the most realistic psychological state of Viscount Cummings now.
When everything in front of him just came into view, Viscount Cummings' heart was quite broken.
But when he finally took a deep breath and forcibly stabilized his mind, after some calm, comprehensive and meticulous consideration... the
heart of this most outstanding viscount among the younger generation of northern nobles became even more intense. collapsed.
what to do?
There is nothing we can do!
The Kingdom of Andal is located in the north of the continent, so even the southern part of the kingdom is extremely cold in winter.
But what Viscount Cummings now has to face is not only a city in ruins, but also the old, weak, sick and disabled in the city who are half-clothed!
Cold, inadequate clothing, and food shortages.
During this cold winter, even if Viscount Cummings had no doubts about his abilities, at this moment, he could not help but feel an uncontrollable sense of decadence and irritability in his heart.
Yes, as a viscount, he does have a lot of wealth.
But it will take a long time for the wealth originally stored in the north of the kingdom to arrive.
Moreover, even if you have money, you still have to buy food!
The golden gold coins are indeed enviable, but in the face of food shortages, those wealth are just a pile of hard waste!
Especially after experiencing the civil war in which he was deeply involved and which spread to the entire Andal Kingdom, the food price trend in the Andal Kingdom has already been rising straight up as if someone had cast magic.
"Son of a bitch, Wilbert I!"
Viscount Cummings couldn't help but cursed again.
However, no matter how irritably cursing, it cannot change the reality that Viscount Cummings is facing now.
Therefore...
just when the Viscount was at a loss what to do, a waiter standing behind Viscount Cummings finally recovered from the previous shock and provided the young Viscount with valuable advice: "
You Do you want to ask the Marquis of Antolia?"
Marquis of Antolia, Leon Jimena!
Viscount Cummings is no stranger to this name.
Because in the west of the kingdom at that time, Leon, who had become the Marquis of Antolia, accepted his surrender on behalf of Wilbert I.
That was a lord, noble and excellent military commander who was even younger than himself!
Not only was he the most loyal minister in the eyes of King Wilbert I, but he was also the most powerful nobleman in the southern part of the kingdom!
When Leon's name reached his ears, Viscount Cummings finally felt a hard-won hope in his heart.
Even before that, he and Leon had a hostile relationship.
But isn’t the civil war over?
Now that his fiefdom has been transferred from the north to the south, and his identity has been seamlessly switched from a northern nobleman to a member of the southern nobleman, dealing with Leon has become an unavoidable part of Viscount Cummings' eyes.
What's more...
Viscount Cummings' impression of Leon is actually relatively good.
Although he was, strictly speaking, just a defeated general, Leon did not humiliate himself like an ordinary noble. Instead, he had a long chat with himself, which greatly relieved Viscount Cummings's psychology after surrendering. pressure.
Even after calming down, Viscount Cummings realized that the Marquis of Antolia must have done something to the city of Parma, but... he still decided to go to Antolia for a visit.
Cummings made the decision.
One third is based on the situation in Parma City, one third is based on personal emotions, and the other third is based on the judgment made based on the complex relationship between the southern nobles.
So in his eyes, even though Leon has become the largest noble in the south of the kingdom.
But after all, there are still many nobles in this land who have had good relations with the Bravis family. Compared to these people, even though he is from the north, he will definitely be more favored by Leon than those people.
Even if Leon is not his vassal, having a good relationship with the Marquis would definitely not be a bad thing... right?
It was with this idea that three days later, in the Lord's Castle in the Thorn Territory, following the trembling old butler who was leading the way, Viscount Cummings finally met the young man again. Marquis - Leon Jimena.
"Your Majesty the Marquis!"
Viscount Cummings greeted respectfully: "I haven't seen you for a few months. Your Majesty the Marquis has become more and more heroic."
Tsk!
Look at this man, he knows how to tell the truth!
As the saying goes, don't hit someone with a smiling face. What's more, Leon has roughly figured out the purpose of Viscount Cummings' visit, so he naturally smiled and said: "I didn't expect that Viscount Cummings would
become the new lord of Parma City. I look forward to the future." We need to keep in touch."
"I wonder if Viscount Cummings has just arrived in the south and came to Antolia to visit, but what happened?"
There is a saying that Leon's rhetoric actually means asking questions knowingly.
The population of Parma City was packed away by Leon.
The wealth of the Bravis family was evacuated by Leon.
Even Count Brabant's search in Parma was tacitly approved by Leon.
Similarly, Lord Cummings also knew that Leon knew his purpose, but he still pretended that he did not know that Leon knew his purpose.
Because he has no choice!
No matter how little news there is in this era, with the aristocratic banquet held a few days ago, the fact that Antolia owns a large amount of farmland has already spread in the southern part of the kingdom.
Compared with other nobles, the Marquis in front of him is obviously the noble most likely to provide food to help him tide over difficulties.
The only question is...what price do I have to pay?
"I do have something to ask for!"
Viscount Cummings said frankly: "After experiencing the civil war in the kingdom, the city of Parma has almost become a ruins, and it is winter now. You are the most powerful noble in the south of the kingdom. I also hope that the Marquis will spare no effort to help and provide food and financial support for the reconstruction of the city of Parma!"
Since the conversation started with business, Leon's eyes naturally became more formal:
"The Jimena family Indeed, we sit on Antolia.”
"But you are not a vassal of the Jimena family, so theoretically, I have no obligation to help you." "Besides, the
poverty and desolation of Antolia is well known to the world, even if I have the intention I'm afraid I can't even help you."
Barren? barren?
Viscount Cummings couldn't help but reveal a wry smile on his face.
Of course he knew that Leon was telling lies with his eyes open at this moment, but after all, he himself had something to ask for, so he had to say: "As long as the Marquis is willing to help me rebuild the city of Parma, I am willing to pay a sufficient price!" Hearing this,
Leon Ang's eyes couldn't help but a flash of light flashed.
Because he seemed to see a piece of fat delivered to his door, waiting for his slaughter.
There is indeed nothing left to squeeze out of the city of Parma today.
But...
this does not mean that there will be no profit to be squeezed in the future of Parma City!
Damn it, I coded it! Try to add an update tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow at the latest!
(End of chapter)